Wicked: The Soundtrack today becomes the longest running Number 1 ever on the UK’s Official Compilations Chart. The record has now been defying gravity as the best selling compilation album for 16 weeks in a row, since it went straight to Number 1 on December 5th, 2024. On its release, it earned a hat-trick of Official Charts records: the biggest streaming debut for a musical soundtrack in UK chart history, the biggest debut week for a musical soundtrack in the 2020s, and the biggest week of vinyl sales for a musical soundtrack in the 21st century.
The 16 weeks beats previous record holders Barbie: The Album and Now That’s What I Call Music 103, which each spent 15 consecutive weeks at the summit.
In partnership with the global release of Universal Pictures’ cinematic event, Wicked, Universal Studios / Republic Records / Verve Label Group released the most-anticipated soundtrack of the year, Wicked: The Soundtrack, to coincide with the film’s arrival in theatres. Wicked: The Soundtrack will includes the iconic songs “Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” “Dancing Through Life,” “The Wizard And I” and more like you’ve never heard them before! Full track listing below.
With music and lyrics by legendary Grammy and Oscar® winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, Wicked: The Soundtrack includes songs performed by Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winning powerhouse and Oscar® nominee Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda.
Stephen Schwartz commented on the soundtrack release, “I am so proud of our Wicked soundtrack. These world-class singers and this wonderful full orchestra have given me and my music team the chance to make a recording that I think will excite both fans of the Broadway cast recording and audiences hearing these Wicked songs for the first time.”
In addition, the soundtrack features the musical talents of Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s regal headmistress Madame Morrible; Olivier Award winner and Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers) as Fiyero, a roguish and carefree prince; and pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz.
The soundtrack is now available in multiple formats including CD, double vinyl, double picture disc and digitally. Target has exclusive versions including split pink-and-green vinyl and a CD with a fold-out poster. Barnes & Noble also has an exclusive version of the CD with an alternate cover.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights), Wicked is the first chapter of a two-part immersive, cultural celebration. Wicked Part Two is scheduled to arrive in theatres on November 21, 2025.
